Haven't done a sec 8 for many years and now have an applicant. I just lowered my asking rent. If it is below what sec 8 pays can I ask for the higher amount? After all it is worth more with all the hassles. Would p...

As a private lender, I'm suddenly getting a lot of requests for three things that concern me.
1. Lending the Downpayment (behind another hard money lender)2. Lending all the borrowers closing costs3. Lending funds fo...

Many of us enter the game of real estate investing with what I call a poverty mentality!

A poverty mentality is simply when one is focusing on what they do not have and in time this mentality can easily turn to greed...

Hello, all!I'm a teacher in Central Texas, and am completely new to rental property investing. I've read some books and I've listened to countless hours of podcasts; however, I am obviously green as hell. In an attemp...

Hello all!If you manage and maintain your own properties, what spare parts do you stock?What I have in mind are things that might make the house "unlivable", or parts that can be used to at least make the house safe o...

I bought a three family property almost exactly a year ago and the three gas boilers are about 15 years old. I live in one of the units and had to replace the water heater for my unit in July. Now the first floor tena...

Hello all,

I purchased a duplex this year with my wife at the beginning of April. It is recently renovated has a ground floor unit and an upstairs unit. Currently the entrance way to the upstairs unit has access t...